Digital Security Recommendations
Track your location and movement patterns
Monitor your communications and political discussions
Map your relationships and networks
Build profiles of your activities and associations”
Baseline security: For each of the following topics found on “Security Essentials,” you can click on the appropriate link for more specific advice.
Use Signal for texts and calls, especially your activism and political conversations
Use privacy-focused browser for everyday browsing (instead of Chrome)
Install the latest software updates for your laptop, phone, and apps
Ditch Google Search and use a search engine like Brave Search instead
Use a privacy-focused map/navigation app (Apple Maps or Magic Earth)
Turn off location tracking for most apps
Remove your private information from data broker websites
Use a password manager with strong passwords
Enable two-factor authentication
Set your phone passcode to 8 to 10 random digits
Don't use email for secure communications”
On the home page, you can find even more detailed lists and suggestions. However, we suggest you start “slowly” to familiarize yourself with steps you can take to enhance your digital security. Many of the suggestions are straightforward and do not require much effort and time. However, as you proceed through the list, you will find many important ideas to consider and implement.
We highly recommend that everyone begin to take basic steps to enhance their digital security. If you have questions, please email us at ILSmembers25@gmail.com and one of us will get back to you.
Also note that national Indivisible has two sites on digital security as well: